Practical English Usage
by Michael Swan
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Author: Michael SwanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-01
ISBN: 019431197X
Number of pages: 658
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book Review: An excellent resource
Summary: 5 Stars
This book really is an indispensable resource for any teacher of English as a second language or serious student. I have the Eighteenth impression (2004), which is a reprint of the second edition of 1995. The language terminology section at the beginning (ppxxi-xxix) is particularly useful for those wanting clarification of the meaning of grammatical or other technical terms. The use of red for headings and an eye-friendly font is also greatly appreciated.
Being an Australian I think it would have been nice if some of the other styles of English were at least summarised as far as their main features are concerned, rather than just the usual UK & US. This would also apply to other parts of the world such as New Zealand and South Africa.
Regarding the zero conditional commented on in a past review, I just wrote it in. An example of a zero conditional is "If water boils it steams." The condition is always the same.
The greater difficulty I found in relation to this is that the conditionals are not listed at entry #141 (p128) at "Conditional", nor is there a cross reference to where they are listed. Rather, they are found at #258 (p245), entitled "if (1): introduction". Some of this cross-referencing I am doing myself on an ongoing basis.
I felt that greater detail as far as the formulas of English sentences could have been provided. e.g.:
(S)ubject + (Aux. V)erb + "been" + (V)erb (-ing) form.
Those parts within parentheses (brackets) could be the abbreviated forms, included if there were a lack of space.
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